Back to Titanic
1998 soundtrack album by James Horner
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Back to Titanic is the second soundtrack album released for the film, which contains a mixture of previously unreleased recordings and newly recorded performances of some of the tracks heard in the film.
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| Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | February 2, 1998 – July 9, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 79:05 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | James Horner | |||
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Commercial performance
Although it did not manage to reach the success of its counterpart soundtrack, Back to Titanic was a commercial success.
It debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and then the following week reached its peak position at No. 2 with 164,000 copies sold. Back to Titanic has been certified Platinum in the United States for sales of over 1 million copies.[2] It was also certified gold in Japan for 100,000 copies shipped to stores in September 1998.[3]
In 2012, the album was re-issued with its predecessor as part of the Collector's Anniversary Edition for the 3D re-release of the film.
Track listing
Music composed and conducted by James Horner, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Titanic Suite" | James Horner | James Horner[a] | 19:05 |
| 2. | "An Irish Party in Third Class[b]" | Traditional | Gaelic Storm | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Alexander's Ragtime Band" | Irving Berlin | I Salonisti | 2:31 |
| 4. | "The Portrait" | Horner | James Horner | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Jack Dawson's Luck[c]" | Traditional | James Horner | 5:39 |
| 6. | "A Building Panic" | Horner | James Horner | 8:09 |
| 7. | "Nearer My God to Thee" | I Salonisti | 2:51 | |
| 8. | "Come Josephine, in My Flying Machine" | Máire Brennan | 3:33 | |
| 9. | "Lament[d]" | Traditional | James Horner | 4:37 |
| 10. | "A Shore Never Reached" | Horner | James Horner[e] | 4:27 |
| 11. | "My Heart Will Go On" (with dialogue from the film) |
| Celine Dion | 4:43 |
| 12. | "Nearer My God to Thee" |
| Eileen Ivers | 2:23 |
| 13. | "Epilogue – The Deep and Timeless Sea" | Horner | James Horner[a] | 12:38 |
- Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Choristers of King's College, Cambridge.
- Includes "John Ryan's Polka" and "Blarney Pilgrim".
- Includes "Humours of Caledon", "The Red-Haired Lass", "The Boys on the Hilltop" and "The Bucks of Oranmore".
- includes "A Spailpín A Rún".
- Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[25] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[26] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[27] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[28] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[29] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[30] | Platinum | 25,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[32] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[33] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||